EXHIBIT 23






            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Athens
Bancshares Corporation of our report dated September 11, 2009, relating to our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Athens Federal Community Bank
and subsidiaries appearing in the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
(File No. 333-161967), of Athens Bancshares Corporation.


/s/ Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC


Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 6, 2010